TrixenRees

Pro­duc­ti­on locations

• Por­tu­gal
• Poland
• The Net­her­lan­ds
• Italy

Trixen­Re­es pro­du­ces the­ir col­lec­ti­ons thro­ugh a col­la­bo­ra­ti­ve and arti­sa­nal pro­cess, begin­ning with ins­pi­ra­ti­on from fabric rat­her than pre-desig­ned pat­ter­ns. The­ir clot­hing is ini­ti­al­ly craf­ted by pro­duc­ti­on houses in Por­tu­gal, Poland, The Net­her­lan­ds, and Italy, after which some pieces are hand-dyed in the­ir own stu­dio in Arn­hem to achi­eve the per­fect colo­ur that suits both the fabric and the design. This han­ds-on appro­ach under­s­co­res the­ir com­mit­ment to cre­ating gar­ments that are as unique as the mate­ri­als they use. 

Wor­king Con­di­ti­ons & living wages

Whi­le Trixen­Re­es main­ta­ins pro­duc­ti­on wit­hin Euro­pe, this regi­onal focus sug­ges­ts adhe­ren­ce to strin­gent EU regu­la­ti­ons regar­ding ethi­cal wor­k­pla­ce prac­ti­ces. More tran­s­pa­ren­cy abo­ut the­ir sup­ply cha­in mana­ge­ment and ethi­cal wor­k­pla­ce acti­vi­ti­es would help cla­rify the­ir prac­ti­ces further.

Mate­ri­als 

• Cot­ton 
• Linen
• Silk
• Cupro
• Crêpe vis­co­se
• Polya­mi­de
• Elas­ta­ne
• Wool
• Extra fine meri­no wool
• Yakwo­ol
• Alpa­ca
• Cash­me­re
• Moha­ir
• Wooden but­tons

The selec­ti­on of mate­ri­als like linen and wool sug­ges­ts a focus on biode­gra­da­ble and renewa­ble fibres, whe­re­as cupro, deri­ved from cot­ton was­te, indi­ca­tes an effort toward sus­ta­ina­ble alter­na­ti­ves. Howe­ver, the inclu­si­on of syn­t­he­tics like polya­mi­de and elas­ta­ne hig­hlig­h­ts the use of non-biode­gra­da­ble fibres as well. 

It’s impor­tant to note that the infor­ma­ti­on on the mate­ri­als used by Trixen­Re­es is gat­he­red from a limi­ted sam­ple set of gar­ments and may not reflect the true mate­ri­ality of the enti­re brand. More deta­iled dis­clo­su­re from the brand would help cla­rify the­ir ove­rall mate­ri­al usa­ge and sus­ta­ina­bi­lity practices.

Pac­ka­ging

The brand uses paper bags for pac­ka­ging, avo­iding plas­tic entirely.

Water usa­ge & chemicals 

The brand doesn’t men­ti­on any measu­res it has taken in regar­ds of water usa­ge, che­mi­cal mana­ge­ment. They do men­ti­on the­ir in house dye­ing, but don’t pre­sent any fur­t­her details

Cir­cu­lar pro­duct design

Trixen­Re­es uti­li­zes a lot of mono­ma­te­ri­als of mainly natu­ral fibres, as well as mate­ri­al blen­ds with syn­t­he­tic fibres in the­ir col­lec­ti­ons. The pre­sen­ce of mate­ri­al blen­ds, which often com­bi­ne plant-based and syn­t­he­tic fibers, may com­pli­ca­te the recy­cling pro­cess as sepa­ra­ti­on of mate­ri­als is nece­ssary for effec­ti­ve recycling. 

Cir­cu­lar busi­ness models

The brand doesn’t men­ti­on any cir­cu­lar busi­ness models.

Dis­tan­ce & com­plexity of the sup­ply chain

Pro­duc­ti­on: Por­tu­gal, Poland, The Net­her­lan­ds, Italy

Fabrics: Italy and Turkey

HQ: Arn­hem, The Netherlands

Tran­s­por­ta­ti­on

They only use road tran­s­por­ta­ti­on wit­hin the­ir sup­ply cha­in. The proxi­mity of the­ir pro­duc­ti­on faci­li­ti­es wit­hin Euro­pe avo­ids car­bon-inten­si­ve tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods like air tran­s­port. 

Trixen­Re­es uses ani­mal-deri­ved mate­ri­als such as pearl and wool in the­ir col­lec­ti­ons, and have assu­red COSH! that they avo­id har­m­ful and unet­hi­cal ani­mal deri­ved pro­duc­ts at all cos­ts. Howe­ver, we would love to see more spe­ci­fics of this on the­ir web­si­te itself. 

Pro­duct design

Trixen­Re­es cre­ates dre­sses, skirts, pants, blo­uses, jac­kets and car­di­gans. They also pro­du­ce a knitwe­ar col­lec­ti­on and acce­sso­ri­es. The­ir sizes typi­cal­ly ran­ge from S‑XL or S/M‑XL.

Slow fashi­on processes

Trixen­Re­es epi­to­mi­zes slow fashi­on thro­ugh the­ir meti­cu­lo­us appro­ach to design, emp­ha­si­zing the har­mony of fabric, model, and colo­ur in each gar­ment. The brand cre­ates pieces that tran­s­cend tra­di­ti­onal seaso­nal boun­da­ri­es. This ver­sa­ti­lity ensu­res that each item can be dre­ssed up or down, main­ta­ining charm and com­fort regard­less of how it is worn.

The design pro­cess at Trixen­Re­es is deeply intu­iti­ve, with the foun­ders sket­c­hing models direc­tly behind the sewing mac­hi­ne, guided by the­ir exten­si­ve expe­ri­en­ce and a focus on ​‘rich fabrics’ that feel good and fall beauti­ful­ly. Many items are hand-dyed in-house, adding an exclu­si­ve touch to the colo­ura­ti­on, tho­ugh it is not spe­ci­fi­ed if this appli­es to all pro­duc­ts. Trixen­Re­es’s com­mit­ment to quality is evi­dent in every piece, desig­ned to be time­less and dura­ble. 

The brand takes part in sales periods.

Tran­s­pa­ren­cy on product

The brand dis­clo­ses the mate­ri­als of each pro­duct on the­ir pro­duc­t­pa­ge and men­ti­ons if the pro­duct was dyed in house.

Tran­s­pa­ren­cy on processes

Trixen­Re­es has sha­red with COSH! the exact loca­ti­ons of the­ir pro­duc­ti­on and sour­cing. We would like to see more deta­ils regar­ding the­ir sup­ply cha­in mana­ge­ment and ethi­cal wor­k­pla­ce prac­ti­ces as well. We look forward to seeing the brand’s pro­gress regar­ding the­ir tran­s­pa­ren­cy and sus­ta­ina­bi­lity alig­ned activities.